Byzantine Art

Medieval Orthodox churches and their wall-paintings before 1453 in the Republic of North Macedonia
by Gerard van der Hout

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Foreword

For many years I have been travelling through the former Yugoslav Republic, usually privately, but ...

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Acknowledgements

I thank Dr. Kosta Balabanov for his advice and support; his work Macedonian Frescoes issued in ...

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History of Macedonia

Since the beginning of Christendom a large number of churches have been built on the soil of Macedonia...

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Population & Christianity

It is generally accepted that the beginning of Christianity in the Balkan regions started in Macedonia after ...

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Constantine the Great

Church of the 7 councils

As has already been mentioned, Constantine the Great confirmed Galerius’ Edict of ...

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Heretical Movements and Bogomilism

Long before Christianity the various peoples had their ...

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King Stefan Uroš I

Style of Painting

Early Christianity initially objected to representational art in general and to images ...

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Early Christian churches

In the beginning Christianity developed slowly. In fact all the present day facets ...

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Macedonian churches

Since the beginning of the Christian era a large number of churches and monasteries ...

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The church Sveti Sophia

This church is dedicated to Sveti Sophia that is the Holy Supreme Wisdom of Christ. It was ...

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The church Sveti Panteleimon

South of the town Skopje, on the slopes of Vodno ...

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The church Sveti Dordje

In the south-western part of North Macedonia the landscape is dominated by two large ...

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The church Sveti Kliment

On the hill above the town of Ohrid, not far from the Gorna porta, which is the north or upper gate ...

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The church Nikita

About seventeen kilometres to the north of Skopje, south of the village Čučer and close to ...

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The church Sveti Dordje

The tiny village of Staro Nagoričane can be reached from Kumanovo by taking the main road ...

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The church of Archangel Michael

In the north-eastern part of the Republic of Macedonia ...

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The Demetrius church

The construction of the katholikon of this monastery started in about 1345, the year in which Stefan Uroš ...

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The church Sveti Andreja

About eighteen kilometres southwest from Skopje near the village of Glumovo stands a church ...

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General remarks

Throughout this work the words Byzantium, Byzantine Art, Byzantine Empire, etc. have been used as an ...

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Conclusion

In the beginning Christianity developed slowly. In fact all the present day facets had to be ...

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Literature

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Abbreviations

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Glossary

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Map of North Macedonia